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Crime & Safety

Man Shot in Beaumont

The shooting occurred at 12:47 p.m. on Cherry Avenue, just north of Oak Valley Parkway.

A man was shot in Beaumont on Monday afternoon.

The shooting occurred at 12:47 p.m. on Cherry Avenue, just north of Oak Valley Parkway.

Officers first responded to a report of a fight but then found that a person had been shot. The police report read that a male suffered "minor bird-shot wounds to his legs," according to Kari Mendoza with the Beaumont Police Department.

Investigators have a lead on who the shooter was, but have not released a name because the investigation is ongoing and an arrest has not been made.

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